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AORUS Z270X-Gaming 9’s Functionality and Innovation Stands Out Among Competitors

Taipei, Taiwan, May 25, 2017 – GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co. Ltd., a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards, is excited to announce that its AORUS Z270X-Gaming 9 motherboard has won the prestigious Computex 2017 Best Choice Gold Award. The Computex Best Choice Gold Award is highly coveted but rarely obtained with only 7 products gaining its recognition from a total of 400 products eligible. The three criteria that products are judged on are functionality, innovation, and market potential. Besting out its rivals, the GIGABYTE Z270-Gaming 9 was the only product from the “Computer and System” category that won the Best Choice Gold Award.

The GIGABYTE AORUS Z270X-Gaming 9 motherboard is built on the latest Intel® 200 series chipset and features a hybrid water block developed in cooperation with EK Water Blocks, best-in-class multi-zone RGB LEDs which are fully customizable using GIGABYTE’s RGB Fusion software, and the latest intelligent temperature control software in Smart Fan 5. Coupled with the renowned liability of GIGABYTE’s Ultra Durable Technology the Z270X-Gaming 9 gives gaming enthusiasts everything they could want in a single motherboard—performance, durability, the ultimate waterblock, and customizability.

“We are delighted that our AORUS Z270X-Gaming 9 motherboard has been awarded the 2017 Best Choice Award for Computex,” said Henry Kao, Vice President of GIGABYTE’s Motherboard Business Unit. “We developed the AORUS Z270X-Gaming 9 to fulfill the needs and expectations of gamers, giving options to personalize and customize the system with their own flare and style, which is essential to our loyal fans.”

Judge’s Statement: GIGABYTE’s Z270X-Gaming 9 which was submitted for review in quality, design, performance, and innovation of function. Through the high-level of coordination and planning on the board level between Intel and other IC manufactures, GIGABYTE’s Z270X-Gaming 9 has been recognized with high marks from each cooperating partner.

With this recognition from key industry partners, it is easy to see that GIGABYTE is an international corporation with a progressive RD team and the ability to produce quality products. From the application process to when the physical product was revealed its obvious to see that GIGABYTE places effort in all things it does. Thus, this Golden Award from Best Choice is well deserved by GIGABYTE.

GIGABYTE welcomes attendees from March 30th to June 3rd, 2017 to get hands-on with the AORUS Z270X-Gaming 9 at Computex at its booth at the Taipei World Trade Center, Exhibition Hall 1, Booth D0002. At the same time the AORUS Z270X-Gaming 9 will also be on display by Computex at theTaipei Nangang Exhibition Center, Hall 1, Booth I0307.

GIGABYTE, a global leading brand in the IT industry, offers a broad product portfolio including Motherboards, Graphics Cards, PC Components, PC Peripherals, Laptops, Desktop PCs, Network Communications, Servers and Mobile Phones. GIGABYTE also demonstrates the pinnacle of its hardware excellence in AORUS, in which it provides a full spectrum of innovative gaming products that deliver the ultimate performance and exemplify PC’s capability of bringing gamers unprecedented delights. Since its founding in 1986, GIGABYTE has taken the lead in the world’s motherboard and graphics card innovations and been internationally recognized by National Quality Award, Taiwan Excellence Award, Asia Info Tech 100, and as a Taiwan Top 20 Global Brand. With the idea to “Upgrade Your Life”, GIGABYTE creates innovative digital solutions that completely satisfy consumer needs and desires. Please visit http://uk.gigabyte.com for more information.